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National Parks Lack Diversity

The National Park system is often called “America’s Best Idea,” but according to a new report, it remains more like terra incognita for many people of color. Released August 3, “The National Park System Comprehensive Survey of the American Public,” conducted by the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center at the University of Wyoming, is a follow-up to a much-cited report on race/ethnicity among park visitors conducted in 2000. Taken together, the two surveys show that while the American public has grown increasingly diverse in the last decade, black and Hispanic-Americans remain underrepresented in visits to the 394 National Park Service (NPS) properties. Click here to read more.

 
 



INSIGHT Into Diversity